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Conservative management of synchronous bilateral blunt renal injuries
Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Address correspondence to Dr. Bruce L. Jacobs, Department
of Urology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 3471
5th Avenue, Suite 700, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3232 USA
Canadian Journal of Urology 2008, 15(3), 4115-4117.
Abstract
The kidney is the most commonly injured urologic organ, with most injuries occurring unilaterally. We report a rare case of synchronous bilateral renal hematomas in an 87-year-old restrained driver involved in a motor vehicle accident and briefl y review the management of renal trauma, including the indications for operative intervention. This case demonstrates that in select cases bilateral renal injuries can be managed conservatively.Keywords
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Copyright © 2008 The Author(s). Published by Tech Science Press.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.


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